Howard Thurman

Quotes

• “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

• “Community cannot feed for long on itself; it can only flourish where always the boundaries are giving way to the coming of others from beyond them — unknown and undiscovered brothers.”

• “The measure of a man’s estimate of your strength is the kind of weapons he feels that he must use in order to hold you fast in a prescribed place.”

Books by Howard Thurman in order

Books by Howard Thurman in the order they were published, from The Greatest of These (1944) to The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman (2009).

1. 1The Greatest of TheseThe Greatest of These1944
2. 2Meditations for Apostles of SensitivenessMeditations for Apostles of Sensitiveness1947
3. 3The Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and DeathThe Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death1947
4. 4Jesus and the DisinheritedJesus and the Disinherited1949
5. 5Deep Is the HungerDeep Is the Hunger1951
6. 6Meditations of the HeartMeditations of the Heart1953
7. 7The Creative EncounterThe Creative Encounter1954
8. 8Deep River; Reflections on the Religious Insight of Certain Deep River; Reflections on the Religious Insight of Certain of the Negro Spirituals1955
9. 9The Growing EdgeThe Growing Edge1956
10. 10Mysticism and the Experience of LoveMysticism and the Experience of Love1961
11. 11The Inward JourneyThe Inward Journey1961
12. 12Disciplines of the SpiritDisciplines of the Spirit1963
13. 13The Luminous DarknessThe Luminous Darkness1965
14. 14The Centering MomentThe Centering Moment1969
15. 15The Search for Common GroundThe Search for Common Ground1971
16. 16The Mood of ChristmasThe Mood of Christmas1973
17. 17With Head and Heart ; the Autobiography of Howard ThurmanWith Head and Heart ; the Autobiography of Howard Thurman1979
18. 18Simmering on the Calm Presence and Profound Wisdom of HowardSimmering on the Calm Presence and Profound Wisdom of Howard Thurman1982
19. 19Howard ThurmanHoward Thurman2006
20. 2040-day Journey with Howard Thurman40-day Journey with Howard Thurman2009
21. 21The Papers of Howard Washington ThurmanThe Papers of Howard Washington Thurman2009
22. 22A Strange FreedomA Strange Freedom
23. 23Deep River ; and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and DeatDeep River ; and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death
24. 24For the Inward JourneyFor the Inward Journey